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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “laceration” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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83 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
laceration124957(None) 
lacerations1348331lacerations
maceration1449611maceration
aeration8319932_a_eration
alteration10612902alteration
lacerating1349442lacerating
lacerative1556282lacerative
lactation11310812lac_tation
laureation1046152laureation
liberation1269992liberation
literation10511412literation
macerations1548472macerations
ulceration1247262ulceration
aberration1267203_aberration
accretion1345933_accretion
actuation11310333_actuation
acylation1448653_acylation
adoration10311313_adoration
aerations9317903_a_erations
alienation1048793alienation
allegation1146813allegation
alterations11511663alterations
altercation1347013altercation
alternation1147623alternation
cancelation1547773cancelation
caseation1199513case_ation
castration12410803castration
catenation1249523catenation
ceratin93020163__cerati_n
coacervation1964273coacervation
creation102816513__creation
deaeration11313013deaeration
decoration13314423decoration
elaboration1345743elaboration
exacerbation2352953exacerbation
excerption2145063excerption
execration1949833execration
federation1449573federation
generation11312423generation
glaciation1346583glac_iation
iteration9515033_iteration
jactation1838143jac_tation
lacerate102214703lacerat__e
lacerated122210673lacerat_ed
lacerates112413773lacerat_es
lacertid1146383lacer_ti_d
lacertids1244153lacer_tids
laciniation1346633laciniation
lacrimation1546263lacrimation
lactations1239423lac_tations
laicization2247903laicization
lallation939493la_llation
lamentation13106573lamentation
lamination12311223lamination
laterization21410683laterization
laudation1088133la_udation
laureations1145573laureations
lavation1139973la__vation
laxation1538423la__xation
legation92412933l__egation
liberations1358943liberations
libration111510163l_ibration
lineation9310763line_ation
literations11610583literations
location102113913loc__ation
lucubration1553003lucubration
lustration1048353lustration
macerating1549533macerating
macerator13217633macerat_or
maculation14510983maculation
maturation1249513maturation
moderation1348653moderation
narration9310063na_rration
numeration12137963numeration
operation11314003_operation
placation1339773plac__ation
placentation1694153placentation
recreation12413613recreation
saturation1049803saturation
toleration1048963toleration
ulcerations1346363ulcerations
vacation131911893vac__ation
veneration13412343veneration

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603836.47021731.5
3Display Results83830.0461804.3
 (SQL Overall)178691836.92225814.9
 
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